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A Spoonful Of Sugar Helps The Medicine Go
Down
( Julie Andrews song )
A
feather
in your cap
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A
hair
up your ass
All fur coat and no knickers
As fine as frog's
hair
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As light as a
feather
Atishoo atishoo all fall
down
Away go troubles
down
the drain ( Roto-Rooter advertising slogan )
Back
down
Bad
hair
day
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Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer came
down
upon her head ( The Beatles song lyric )
Barnet Fair ( Cockney rhyming slang for
hair
)
Batten
down
the hatches
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Bear
down
Bear
down
on
Bed
down
Birds of a
Feather
( BBC comedy television series )
Birds of a
feather
flock together
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Black Hawk
Down
( Ewan McGregor movie )
Bob up and
down
Bogged
down
Boils
down
to
Bolt
down
Boogie on
down
Boots Of Spanish
Leather
( Bob Dylan song )
Bow
down
before
Bread always falls butter side
down
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Breathing
down
your neck
Bring
down
Bring the house
down
Brought
down
Brought
down
to earth
Buckle
down
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Burning
Down
The House ( Talking Heads song )
By the hairs on my chinny chin chin, I'll blow your house
down
Calm
down
Calm down, calm
down
( A catchphrase from Harry Enfield In The Scousers )
Can't Slow
Down
( Lionel Richie album )
Caught with your pants
down
Caught with your trousers
down
Chow
down
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Chucking it
down
Clamp
down
on
Come
down
hard on
Come
down
on someone like a ton of bricks
Come
down
to earth with a bump
Come
down
to the line
Come on
down
( A catchphrase from The Price Is Right )
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Cool
down
Couldn't put it
down
Cut someone
down
in their prime
Cut someone
down
to size
Death is nature's way of telling you to slow
down
Dial
down
( adjust a device to reduce sound or temperature )
Didn't turn a
hair
Don't Let The Sun Go
Down
On Me ( Elton John song )
Don't kick a man when he's
down
Don't let the bastards grind you
down
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Don't take it lying
down
Doss
down
Double
down
Down
Under ( Nickname of Australia )
Down
among the dead men
Down
and out
Down
at heel
Down
boy
Down
came a blackbird and pecked off her nose ( line from nursery rhyme )
Down
for the count
Down
in the dumps
Down
in the mouth
Down
it in one
Down
memory lane
Down
on all fours
Down
on his luck
Down
pat
Down
south
Down
the drain
Down
the hatch
Down
the pan
Down
the tubes
Down
to earth
Down
to the ground
Down
to the last out ( A baseball expression meaning to have one last chance )
Down
to the pub for a quick one
Down
to the wire
Down
tools
Dress
down
Dress
down
Friday
Dressing
down
Drill
down
Drop
down
dead
Dumbing
down
Dust
down
Enough to make your
hair
curl
Eye someone up and
down
Face
down
Fall
down
on the job
Falling
down
drunk
Feather
in your cap
Feather
your nest
Fire
down
below
Full head of
hair
Garbage something
down
Get
down
Get
down
Shep ( A catchphrase from John Noakes On Blue Peter )
Get
down
and dirty
Get
down
and get funky
Get
down
to brass tacks
Get
down
to business
Get
down
with the kids
Get in your
hair
Get out of my
hair
Get the low
down
Get your head
down
Go
down
a storm
Go
down
fighting
Go
down
for the third time
Go
down
in flames
Go
down
on
Go
down
on bended knee
Go
down
the drain
Go
down
the tubes
Go
down
the wrong way
Go
down
to the wire
Go
down
with flying colours
Go
down
with the ship
Going
down
Going
down
the tubes
Got it
down
to a fine art
Gun
down
Hair
Canada ( Nickname of basketball player Steve Nash )
Hair
of the dog
Hair
of the dog that bit you
Hair
pie
Hair
raising
Hair
shirt
Hair
today gone tomorrow
Hair
trigger
Hair's breadth
Hand me
down
Hands up if you use Right Guard, Hands
down
if you don't ( Right Guard antiperspirant advertising slogan )
Hard to pin
down
Have your
hair
stand on end
He huffed and he puffed and he blew their house
down
He's got a yellow streak
down
his back
Head of
hair
Hell for
leather
Hoe
down
Hold
down
a job
Horse
Feathers
( Marx Brothers movie )
Horse
feathers
Hose
down
Hunker
down
Hunt
down
Hurry on
down
to Hardee's ( Rolaids advertising slogan )
I get knocked down, but I get up again ( Chumbawumba song )
I'm
Down
( Beatles song )
If I've only one life, let me live it as a blonde! ( Clairol
Hair
Colouring advertising slogan )
If you lie
down
with dogs, you will get up with fleas
In full
feather
In your
hair
Is she or isn't she? ( Harmony
hair
spray advertising slogan )
It all boils
down
to this
It takes 40 dumb animals to make a fur coat, but only one to wear it
It went
down
the wrong way
It won't let you
down
( Sure anti-perspirant advertising slogan )
Itsy Bitsy spider climbing up the spout,
down
came the rain and washed the spider out ( line from nursery rhyme )
Jack fell
down
and broke his crown ( line from nursery rhyme )
Jot
down
Jump
down
my throat
Jumping up and
down
with annoyance
Keep it
down
Keep your
hair
on
Keep your head
down
Kick a man when he's
down
Kick the can further
down
the road
Kicking dead whales
down
the beach
Kip
down
Knock
down
drag out
Knuckle
down
to
Lay
down
roots
Lay
down
rubber
Lay
down
your arms
Lay
down
your life
Lay the law
down
Let
down
Let me take you down, cos I'm going to Strawberry Fields ( Beatles song lyric )
Let not the sun go
down
on your wrath
Let the side
down
Let your
hair
down
Levelling
down
Lie
down
on the job
Lie
down
with dogs: get up with fleas
London bridge is falling
down
( line from nursery rhyme )
Look
down
on
Look
down
your nose
Look someone up and
down
Lose hands
down
Lose your
hair
Make the
feathers
fly
Makes your
hair
stands on end
Mark
down
Mary had a little lamb its
fleece
was white as snow ( line from nursery rhyme )
Mister Gorbachev, tear
down
this wall! ( A slogan from President Reagan )
Mow
down
Mr. Gorbachev, tear
down
this wall ( Political slogan )
Nail
down
Narrow
down
Neck beard (
hair
growth on the neck )
Neither hide nor
hair
Never kick a dog when he's
down
On lock
down
Pace up and
down
Park yourself
down
Party
down
Pass
down
Pipe
down
Pull your
hair
out
Put someone
down
Put the hammer
down
Put your foot
down
Puts
hair
on your chest
Ring aring of roses, a pocketful of posies, atishoo, atishoo, all fall
down
( line from nursery rhyme )
Ring
down
the curtain
Round
down
San Francisco ( Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your
Hair
) ( Scott McKenzie song )
Scroll
down
Send
down
Set your
hair
on fire
Shake
down
Shoot
down
in flames ( destroy an argument or theory )
Shoot him
down
in flames
Shove it
down
someone's throat
Show
down
Show the white
feather
Silver fox ( a handsome grey-haired man )
Silver threads amongst the gold ( blonde
hair
that is turning grey )
Sold
down
the river
Spitting
feathers
Splash
down
Stand
down
Step
down
Suits you
down
to a tee
Suits you
down
to the ground
Take
down
a peg or two
Talk
down
to
Tear your
hair
out
Teeming
down
with rain
The Adventure of the Lion's
Mane
( Sherlock Holmes story )
The bread always falls buttered side
down
The chips are
down
The fur began to fly
The lion may lie
down
with the lamb, but the lamb won't get much sleep ( Woody Allen line )
The low
down
The mainspring in a Bulova is made to last 256 years or 146
leather
straps - whichever comes first ( Bulova Watches advertising slogan )
The sound of
leather
on willow ( sound of the ball on the bat in cricket )
Throw
down
the gauntlet
Thumbs
down
Thunder from
Down
Under ( Nickname of Konstantin Kostya Tszyu )
Top
down
Trade
down
Turn that frown upside
down
Up and
down
like a bride's nightie
Up and
down
like a whore's drawers
Up and
down
like the Ottoman Empire ( line from Monty Python's Life Of Brian )
Up and
down
the city road
Up hill and
down
dale
Water
down
Watership
Down
( Richard Adams book )
Weasel and
Stoat
( Cockney rhyming slang for coat )
Well blow me
down
Went
down
like a lead balloon
What goes up must come
down
When the bough breaks the cradle will fall, and
down
will come baby, cradle and all ( line from nursery rhyme )
When the chips are
down
Whenever I feel the need to exercise, I lie
down
until it goes away ( Robert Maynard Hutchins quotation )
Winning hands
down
Wolf
down
You can't keep a good man
down
You could have knocked me
down
with a
feather
Your choice
down
at Wendy's, where quality is our recipe ( Wendy Burgers advertising slogan )